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Teeth cleaning?
Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. She had her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. She weighs in at 12.7 lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise.
The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting that done. Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under for a cleaning. Okay. I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. Do we need to do this? If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly, I've never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never had a cat live more than 10 years, either). Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita |
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"Jane" wrote in message news:10933721.1730.1333361359029.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbhy13... Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. She had her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. She weighs in at 12.7 lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise. The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting that done. Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under for a cleaning. Okay. I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. Do we need to do this? If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly, I've never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never had a cat live more than 10 years, either). It depends whether you trust your vet. Bad teeth (strangely enough) can lead to heart problems as apparently the bacteria can travel to the heart. Boyfie had his teeth and everything else examined in June last year. His teeth and everything else was great. If my vet had told me his teeth needed cleaning I would have agreed. But I see constantly on here that some of you think your vets rip you off, and there is certainly a lot of money to be made from doing that/ My vets are expensive, because they provide 24/7 cover, 365 days and have every machine possible to diagnose anything, anytime. I am prepared to pay more for that. Tweed |
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On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:08:55 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "Jane" wrote in message news:10933721.1730.1333361359029.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbhy13... Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. She had her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. She weighs in at 12.7 lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise. The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting that done. Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under for a cleaning. Okay. I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. Do we need to do this? If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly, I've never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never had a cat live more than 10 years, either). It depends whether you trust your vet. Bad teeth (strangely enough) can lead to heart problems as apparently the bacteria can travel to the heart. Boyfie had his teeth and everything else examined in June last year. His teeth and everything else was great. If my vet had told me his teeth needed cleaning I would have agreed. But I see constantly on here that some of you think your vets rip you off, and there is certainly a lot of money to be made from doing that/ My vets are expensive, because they provide 24/7 cover, 365 days and have every machine possible to diagnose anything, anytime. I am prepared to pay more for that. Tweed Just like with people, teeth and gums are very important for cats. All kinds of problems lurk there, and I just read somewhere that it is important to take care of them before the anesthesia becomes a bigger problem (as they age). So, yes, it probably is a good idea to get the dental done. I do need to ask my vet about that since my cats are starting to get into that 9-10 year old range. Wow how fast time is going. Must be something about relativity. |
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"dgk" wrote in message ... On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:08:55 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Jane" wrote in message news:10933721.1730.1333361359029.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbhy13... Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. She had her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. She weighs in at 12.7 lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise. The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting that done. Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under for a cleaning. Okay. I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. Do we need to do this? If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly, I've never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never had a cat live more than 10 years, either). It depends whether you trust your vet. Bad teeth (strangely enough) can lead to heart problems as apparently the bacteria can travel to the heart. Boyfie had his teeth and everything else examined in June last year. His teeth and everything else was great. If my vet had told me his teeth needed cleaning I would have agreed. But I see constantly on here that some of you think your vets rip you off, and there is certainly a lot of money to be made from doing that/ My vets are expensive, because they provide 24/7 cover, 365 days and have every machine possible to diagnose anything, anytime. I am prepared to pay more for that. Tweed Just like with people, teeth and gums are very important for cats. All kinds of problems lurk there, and I just read somewhere that it is important to take care of them before the anesthesia becomes a bigger problem (as they age). So, yes, it probably is a good idea to get the dental done. I do need to ask my vet about that since my cats are starting to get into that 9-10 year old range. Wow how fast time is going. Must be something about relativity. I can hardly believe that Boyfriend came to me in 2003. It seems like yesterday. He is very healthy but he does not hunt as much as he did - that's OK with me, you can get fed up with having dead mousies and small ratties put on the carpet just in front of the kettle so you are sure to tread on them when you make yourself a cup of tea in morning. For my breakfast, you understand. He has, apart from if a stupid bird jumps in front of him with suicidal intent, which he cannot resist, not caught a birdie since KFC was here. He was the hunter man for her as she just loved eating birds and he would bring her them when she got too frail to get them herself. No, I did not like it, but when KFC only wanted to eat a collared dove, and not cat food when she was failing, he went out and got her several and put them in front of her. He never ate one himself and never shows any interest in them now. How did he know to do that? Tweed |
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On Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:04:06 PM UTC-4, Christina Websell wrote:
I can hardly believe that Boyfriend came to me in 2003. It seems like yesterday. He is very healthy but he does not hunt as much as he did - that's OK with me, you can get fed up with having dead mousies and small ratties put on the carpet just in front of the kettle so you are sure to tread on them when you make yourself a cup of tea in morning. For my breakfast, you understand. He has, apart from if a stupid bird jumps in front of him with suicidal intent, which he cannot resist, not caught a birdie since KFC was here. He was the hunter man for her as she just loved eating birds and he would bring her them when she got too frail to get them herself. No, I did not like it, but when KFC only wanted to eat a collared dove, and not cat food when she was failing, he went out and got her several and put them in front of her. He never ate one himself and never shows any interest in them now. How did he know to do that? Tweed Well, it's obvious that he is a particularly intelligent and discerning gentleman. And he's found the perfect home for his gentlemanly nature. He's such a lucky boy and you are a very fortunate slave. Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "dgk" wrote in message ... On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:08:55 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Jane" wrote in message news:10933721.1730.1333361359029.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbhy13... Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. She had her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. She weighs in at 12.7 lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise. The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting that done. Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under for a cleaning. Okay. I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. Do we need to do this? If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly, I've never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never had a cat live more than 10 years, either). It depends whether you trust your vet. Bad teeth (strangely enough) can lead to heart problems as apparently the bacteria can travel to the heart. Boyfie had his teeth and everything else examined in June last year. His teeth and everything else was great. If my vet had told me his teeth needed cleaning I would have agreed. But I see constantly on here that some of you think your vets rip you off, and there is certainly a lot of money to be made from doing that/ My vets are expensive, because they provide 24/7 cover, 365 days and have every machine possible to diagnose anything, anytime. I am prepared to pay more for that. Tweed Just like with people, teeth and gums are very important for cats. All kinds of problems lurk there, and I just read somewhere that it is important to take care of them before the anesthesia becomes a bigger problem (as they age). So, yes, it probably is a good idea to get the dental done. I do need to ask my vet about that since my cats are starting to get into that 9-10 year old range. Wow how fast time is going. Must be something about relativity. I can hardly believe that Boyfriend came to me in 2003. It seems like yesterday. He is very healthy but he does not hunt as much as he did - that's OK with me, you can get fed up with having dead mousies and small ratties put on the carpet just in front of the kettle so you are sure to tread on them when you make yourself a cup of tea in morning. For my breakfast, you understand. He has, apart from if a stupid bird jumps in front of him with suicidal intent, which he cannot resist, not caught a birdie since KFC was here. He was the hunter man for her as she just loved eating birds and he would bring her them when she got too frail to get them herself. No, I did not like it, but when KFC only wanted to eat a collared dove, and not cat food when she was failing, he went out and got her several and put them in front of her. He never ate one himself and never shows any interest in them now. How did he know to do that? Tweed Boyfie is obviously a caregiver kitty. He knew what he'd want to eat, so he brought them to KFC. I think it's very sweet. Jill |
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On Apr 2, 5:09*am, Jane wrote:
Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. *She had her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. *She weighs in at 12.7 lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise. The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting that done. *Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under for a cleaning. Okay. *I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. *Do we need to do this? *If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly, I've never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never had a cat live more than 10 years, either). Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita Jane, yes, I do think it's necessary for longterm health. Frank just got his cleaned, he's around 15 years old, with no problems. I always thought if one of them *did* have a problem with a tooth, I'd never know until they were either drooling or refusing to eat, and by then they'd already be in bad pain. Sherry |
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"Jane" wrote in message news:14189043.524.1333706284688.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbhy13... On Thursday, April 5, 2012 6:04:06 PM UTC-4, Christina Websell wrote: I can hardly believe that Boyfriend came to me in 2003. It seems like yesterday. He is very healthy but he does not hunt as much as he did - that's OK with me, you can get fed up with having dead mousies and small ratties put on the carpet just in front of the kettle so you are sure to tread on them when you make yourself a cup of tea in morning. For my breakfast, you understand. He has, apart from if a stupid bird jumps in front of him with suicidal intent, which he cannot resist, not caught a birdie since KFC was here. He was the hunter man for her as she just loved eating birds and he would bring her them when she got too frail to get them herself. No, I did not like it, but when KFC only wanted to eat a collared dove, and not cat food when she was failing, he went out and got her several and put them in front of her. He never ate one himself and never shows any interest in them now. How did he know to do that? Tweed Well, it's obvious that he is a particularly intelligent and discerning gentleman. And he's found the perfect home for his gentlemanly nature. He's such a lucky boy and you are a very fortunate slave. I know everyone thinks that their cat is the most intelligent and wonderful cat in the world, but Boyfie seems to be extremely intelligent, much more so than KFC. I hope I give him a good home, I think so. It's a safe place for him to roam and he can indulge his hunting instincts by catching mousies and small ratties (he doesn't do the big ones) if he wants to. If he doesn't he can retire to his bedroom and sleep on his duvet. His meals are served on the dot (he won't let me get away with 10 minutes late.) We are both lucky. He found me and I am more than glad he did. My quiet home suits him too, so he did well, the lad did. Tweed |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "dgk" wrote in message ... On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:08:55 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Jane" wrote in message news:10933721.1730.1333361359029.JavaMail.ge o-discussion-forums@vbhy13... Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. She had her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. She weighs in at 12.7 lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise. The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting that done. Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under for a cleaning. Okay. I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. Do we need to do this? If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly, I've never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never had a cat live more than 10 years, either). It depends whether you trust your vet. Bad teeth (strangely enough) can lead to heart problems as apparently the bacteria can travel to the heart. Boyfie had his teeth and everything else examined in June last year. His teeth and everything else was great. If my vet had told me his teeth needed cleaning I would have agreed. But I see constantly on here that some of you think your vets rip you off, and there is certainly a lot of money to be made from doing that/ My vets are expensive, because they provide 24/7 cover, 365 days and have every machine possible to diagnose anything, anytime. I am prepared to pay more for that. Tweed Just like with people, teeth and gums are very important for cats. All kinds of problems lurk there, and I just read somewhere that it is important to take care of them before the anesthesia becomes a bigger problem (as they age). So, yes, it probably is a good idea to get the dental done. I do need to ask my vet about that since my cats are starting to get into that 9-10 year old range. Wow how fast time is going. Must be something about relativity. I can hardly believe that Boyfriend came to me in 2003. It seems like yesterday. He is very healthy but he does not hunt as much as he did - that's OK with me, you can get fed up with having dead mousies and small ratties put on the carpet just in front of the kettle so you are sure to tread on them when you make yourself a cup of tea in morning. For my breakfast, you understand. He has, apart from if a stupid bird jumps in front of him with suicidal intent, which he cannot resist, not caught a birdie since KFC was here. He was the hunter man for her as she just loved eating birds and he would bring her them when she got too frail to get them herself. No, I did not like it, but when KFC only wanted to eat a collared dove, and not cat food when she was failing, he went out and got her several and put them in front of her. He never ate one himself and never shows any interest in them now. How did he know to do that? Tweed Boyfie is obviously a caregiver kitty. He knew what he'd want to eat, so he brought them to KFC. I think it's very sweet. It wasn't what he wanted to eat. He has never eaten a collared dove in his life. He prefers his food to have a cat on the packet, tin, or pouch. Tweed |
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On Friday, April 6, 2012 9:46:17 AM UTC-4, Sherry wrote:
On Apr 2, 5:09*am, Jane wrote: Well, the Princess Rita came out of her checkup with flying colors. *She had her rabies shot, but I declined the distemper shot. *She weighs in at 12.7 lbs, a little heavy, but she's perfectly healthy otherwise. The vet said that her teeth needed cleaning, so I should consider getting that done. *Because of her age (10 years), I'd have to bring her in for blood tests first, to determine if she was healthy enough to be put under for a cleaning. Okay. *I haven't looked at her teeth, but I thought I'd ask you guys. *Do we need to do this? *If it's necessary, I'll do it for her, but honestly, I've never had a cat's teeth cleaned in my life (on the other hand, I've never had a cat live more than 10 years, either). Jane - owned and operated by the Princess Rita Jane, yes, I do think it's necessary for longterm health. Frank just got his cleaned, he's around 15 years old, with no problems. I always thought if one of them *did* have a problem with a tooth, I'd never know until they were either drooling or refusing to eat, and by then they'd already be in bad pain. Sherry Rusty (RB) was neither drooling or refusing to eat when I found his gum bleeding. I had been brushing his teeth since I adopted him when he was one. I only noticed his glum bleeding when I brushed his teeth. The vet said he had feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions and was in pain. Ended up having two tooth pulled. During the extraction, Rusty got his teeth cleaned. Up till then, Rusty teeth were in good condition, probably from regular brushing. Winnie |
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